Explosive shell



(No Model.)

' E. PAULSON.

EXPLO'SIVB SHELL. No. 390,249. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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ERIK PAULSON, OF ASTORIA, OREGON.

EX-PLOSIVE SHELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,249, dated October 2, 1888.

Application filed Match 10, 1888. Serial No. 266,891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERIK PAULSON, a citizen of Norway, residing at Astoria, in the county of Olatsop and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Explosive Shell; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in explosive shells; and it consists of a hollow bolt filled with explosive and surrounded with a shell formed in sections and perforated; a conical front secured to one end of the bolt which has a base projection; also a fuse attachment for igniting.

, The object of my invention is the construction of a shell that will carry a number of gun-cartridges in its periphery that by means of a fuse said cartridges may be exploded at V any desired point within the range of the flight of the shell, and that at the terminal point of which will said flight the shell may be exploded by contact with some object in the path of its flight, or by fuse, as desired. I attain these objects by means of the peculiar construction and arrangement of the various parts of my device, be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference being had to the drawings accompanying this application,and forming part of the same, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A representsa shell that is formed of metal or other suitable material and of any desired length and thickness, the rear or inner end of said shell A being preferably formed fiat, with an angular central recess, 1), which forms the base of a central bore, a, that extends longitudinally through the central portion of said shell. The central bore, '0, is formed of sufficient size to loosely inclose a central bolt,B, which extends (No model.)

the entire length of shell A and terminates at the outer end in a screw-threaded projection, G, and the opposite end of said bolt is formed with an angular flanged projection, (1, adapted to fit into the angular recess 1), whereby the bolt B is held in place and prevented from turning. Bolt B is also formed with end bearings,e andf, and between said bearings bolt B is reduced in size to form a greater space, 9, than between the bearings e and f and the bore of the shell. A groove,h, is cut longitudinally in the bearings e to permit of the introduction of fuse Z. The space between bearings e and f is formed to hold powder or other loose explosive.

The bolt 13 is formed hollow and filled with powder, j, or other explosive, as desired.

A conical or rounded cap-piece, D, is formed of any suitable material, its inner face recessed to form a cavity, E, and a perforation, k, extends from said cavity to the outer face of said cappiece D, the purpose of which is to receive and hold the fuse l, that extends into the space 9 and ignites the explosive within the same at the desired pointafter being lighted.

The outer end ofshell A is formed with projecting shoulders m, that form the inner walls of an annular recess, a, and between said shoulders m and the central bore, 0, the face end of the shell is formed concave.

Shell A is perforated at intervals over its entire periphery with holes 10 of the proper size to receive gun-cartridges, theinner ends of the holes terminating within a short distance of the central bore, 0, a smaller perforation, 1", extending into said bore, whereby the explosive in the bore 0 is made to join with the base of the gun-cartridges.

The bolt B may be made either hollow or solid, as desired. In the use for small shells it will be used solid, but in larger shells hollow.

* The outer end of'bolt B is screw-threaded at The operation of my device is as follows: Powder or other explosiveis placed in the hollow bolt B by removing the end-piece, explosive is placed in the space 9, gun-cartridges are placed in the perforations p, cappiece D is screwed onto bolt B, the fuse Z is inserted into the perforations k and lighted, the shell placed in a cannon and fired out to the point desired when the fuse 1 has burned into the powder'when the explosion takes place, bursting the shell into pieces and throwing the gun-cartridges in every direction, making terrible destruction of anything with which it comes in contact.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In an explosive shell,'the combination of the outer shell having the cartridge-holesp, the central bolt having the enlarged bearings forming the space 9, the groove h in the bean ing 0, and the rounded cap-piece having the thread engagement with the bolt and provided with the fuse-perforation, substantially as specified. I

2. In an explosive shell, the combination, with the outer shell having the cartridge-holes, of the angular recess 1), the central bolt having the threaded end, the enlarged angular end, the bearings forming the space 9, the groove h, and the rounded cap-piece D, having the thread engagement with the bolt, and the perforation k, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

his ERIK PAULSON.

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WVitnesses:

C. \V. FULTON, CHARLES HANSON. 

